Metallic building construction.



l. B. JOHNSON.

METALLIC BUILDING CNSTRUCTION.

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l Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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Patel'l'oed nov. 2, 1915.

Attesa# UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcE. l

JAMES B. JOHNSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO4SPRINGFIELD METAL EURRING- COMPANY, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ACORPORATION.

METALLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 1, 1915. Serial No. 5,489.

To all whom t may concern.' A

Be it known that I, JAMES B. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United, States,residing at Springfield, Massachusetts, have invented certain new and4useful Improvements in Metallic Building Construction, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in metallic buildingconstruction and is applicable in connection with constructions, such asshown in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me on the 20thday of August, 1912, #1,036,522 andJanuary 13, 1914, No. 1,084,580.

The invention has among others for its objects to provide a simple andeconomical wall construction in which the parts may be readily assembledand firmly and durably held together.

The invention includes the novel features of construction andarrangement and combination of part-s hereinafter described andparticularly defined by the appended claims.

In order that my improved construction may be clearly understood,reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of such a wall construction. Figs. 2 and 3are sections taken respectively on lines 2-2 and 3 3 of Fig. 1. Figs. 4and 5 are view s similar to Fig. 1 showing the construction as it wouldappear inv an outside wall. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a furthermodification.

In this drawing, the letter A designates a vertical stud or I-beamdesignedto. support at its edges furring strips B, and connected at itsends to the main supporting or I-beams C.

I prefer to construct the stud A of two channel members secured togetherby means such as bolts or rivets and having flanges first turnedoutwardly away from each other as indicated at a, a and then doubledback as indicated ata, a forming grooves or channels a2, a2 to receivethe opposite edges b, b of the furring strips B.

In order to connect the stud A to the beam C I provide a substantiallyU-shaped orchannel member D having laterally extending fianges (Z whichare embraced by the channeled edges e of a two-part clamping member E,the parts of which are held together in clamping position by extendingSpecification of Letters Patent.

' height than the Patented Nov. 2, i915.

between the walls of the stud A and being engaged by the bolts or rivetsa3.

Wlthm the channel member D is placed av furrmg strip B of channel formwhich is held therein by having its edges engaged by the-turned overedges Z of the strip or bar D. The channel of the member D is of greaterheight than the furring strip so as to have a space d and a portion ofthe crown or top of the strip D is out away as indicated at d2, toall'ow one wall or flange of the main beam C to rest directly againstthe top or crown of the furring strip. .The parts are locked in thisposition by wedges F which are driven into the spaces ai in the ends ofthe member D, the ends of these wedges overlapping the flanges c of thebeam C.

The Wedges may be locked in position by means of lugs or tongues b whichmay be formed by slitting portions of' the furring strip to providetongues which may be bent up after the wedges are driven into place.

It will be understood that as embodied in an outside wall the flangedbeam Cv would be held by a singlewedge as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the oposite'iange being held by the overturne clip or portion 52. In suchoutside construction the portion D may be made to overhang the flange asindicated at D in Fig. 6 and a metal wedge or key F used, these parts Dand F being of less parts D. and F of Figs. 4L and 5.

`I claim:

1. In alwall construction, a stud, a channel member extending across oneedge thereof andhaving a cut away portion, means lfor connecting thesaid channel member to member and a wedge. inserted in the space ybetween said channel member and furring strip and overlapping a flangeof said beam, substantially as described.

2; In a wall construction a stud, a channel member extending across oneedge thereof, means for connectingsaid channel member to said stud, achannel-shaped furring strip Within said channel member and of lessdepth than said channel member, said channel member having a cut-awayportion, a

anged bea-n1 seated in said cut away portion, a wedge in the spacebetween said channel member and furring strip and overlapping a flangeof said flanged beam, and means for locking said wedge in position.

3.- In a wall construction a stud, a holding clip carried at the endthereof having .opposing channels, a channel member havingoppositelyextended ianges seated in said channels, said flanges havinginternal grooves, a channel-shaped furring strip within said channelmember and having lateral flanges seated in said grooves, said fur.

ring strip being of less depth than said channel member and saidchannel`member having a portion of its crown cut away, a

flanged beam seated in said cutaway portion, and a wedge inserted insaid channel opposing channels, a channel member hav- 1n saigd.channels, said flanges having internal grooves, a channel-shaped furringstrip within said channel member and having lateral flangesv seated insaid grooves, said furring strip being of less depth than said channelmember and said channel member hav ing a portion of its crown cut away,a flanged beam seated in said cutaway portion, and a wedge inserted insaid channel member and overlapping a 'flange f said last named beam,and an integral bendable lug on said furring strip for holding saidwedge in place.

In testimony whereof, I-,afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

v JAMES B. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

Liman M. Bom, ORPHELIA GRACE BRUNELLE.

oppositely extended flanges seated in A

